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Michael Driscoll
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Michael Driscoll
Michael Driscoll is a moderately sized primary school in Brookline, Massachusetts, overseen by Brookline. The school serves 567 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 49% larger than the state mean of about 381.
Brookline comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 7,056 students; Michael Driscoll is among them.
Looking at the student body, Michael Driscoll lists that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 20% Asian, 14% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.
Zooming out to the county, Norfolk County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,739, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Norfolk County's 198 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students), Michael Driscoll is one campus in the mix.
Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Michael Driscoll operates from a commuter-belt location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Michael Driscoll has ticked down 10%, going from 629 students in 2018 to 567 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 57% to 48% over that span.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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